Moto's 5-megapixel VE66 enables widget interface

Damian Koh | Nov 19, 2008

(Credit: Motorola)

OK, we are not entirely sure what's in it for us here, but Motorola has announced its new VE66 slider that sports a widgets interface. As we all know, the widgets interface which lets users drag-and-drop mini apps onto the screen has already been extensively employed on a few Samsung and LG handsets. The key difference is, the VE66 doesn't have a touchscreen display. So as far as we can guess, Moto's widget implementation could be similar to WidSets, a widget enabler program that works on Java MIDP 2.0-enabled phones.

The company also announced a Widget Developer Challenge that aims to engage developers to create more apps. The competition runs until February 27 next year, so it'll still be a long while before we see a steady stream of downloadable apps for the handset. Other features of the VE66 include a 5-megaipxel autofocus camera (though the Kodak branding is ostensibly missing) with LED flash, Wi-Fi connectivity, CrystalTalk technology and a FM radio. The phone is expected to be out this quarter though there's no word on whether it will be available in Asia Pacific.

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